Get ready for some active reading! As your students read through this passage, they will underline key words and reinforce their understanding of words in context.

Review or assess your second graders' understanding of simple non-fiction text features with this table of contents activity. Young readers will practice using a table of contents to find information and answer questions about chameleons.

Students will explore how illustrations can help deepen their understanding of a text.

Stay on course in this puzzle by following only the tundra biome animals.

Oh no, this story has gotten all jumbled! Practice recognizing story order by putting these panels back together.

Children learn about three women who emerged as influential photographers during the Great Depression in the United States through the FSA program.

Kids who are just starting to read longer texts may need some extra practice making mental pictures of text they read. Use this fun, short passage to help them practice visualizing and illustrating a scene.

Our silkworm facts help your little one understand more about these special invertebrates. He'll read about their life stages and answer some questions.

Searching for a worksheet that will help your child practice their reading skills? This printable uses life science as a background to help young readers.

Kids will practice listening and speaking skills in this interactive vocabulary activity. Students will pair up and take turns responding to questions about difficult words they've encountered and what they learned by using context clues and a dictionary.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learning About Text Features.

Review or assess your second graders' understanding of simple nonfiction text features with this delicious index activity. Young readers will practice using an cookbook index to locate information about tasty desserts.

Want to meet a real-life Mulan? Read up on Deborah Sampson, a barrier-breaking woman who fought for equality in the armed forces.

Give your young readers some practice using context clues and dictionaries to expand their vocabulary with this reading activity. As students read, they will consider the meaning of tricky words, then write down their definitions using a dictionary.

Everyone gets to be a movie maker! Use this resource with your students as they practice visualizing. As they make a movie in their mind, they will create illustrations to accompany a text.

Do your students have difficulty making mental pictures or writing summaries? Help them practice both skills with this reading comprehension worksheet in which students choose a scene from their book to illustrate and summarize.

Get to know some tundra animals as you look for them in the snow.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Nonfiction Text Features.

When paired with two types of nonfiction texts, this classic graphic organizer will help students visualize the similarities and differences between the text features of printed text and electronic text.

Have a storytelling adventure with Cinderella! Little readers will love putting their own spin on a classic fairy tale.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Learning About Text Features.

Use these vocabulary cards with the EL Support Lesson Plan: Using Sentence Level Context to Decode Text.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Explaining Illustrations with Declarative Sentences.

Help your students to visually interpret a scene from their book with this illustration worksheet! After students read, they’ll make the picture in their minds come to life by drawing their favorite scene and quoting a passage from the text.

Use this glossary with the EL Support Lesson: Analyzing Primary Sources with Past Tense Verbs.